Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-03
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1 a. Z O'clock o. saturday morning :
. child was east into this bFsakhinR World
under somewhat strange eireununsaneem
NJ. and Nh. Gsozzs GiiIis haTe 49,
R1ee1g - the St. Johns Hotel. On fhe
corner Of Thfffeeafh and r streets.
For eome time past Mrs ellis has beeu
manufastnKfng Enfants' eisthss, and on
Saturday she secured q Foon % Fif-
tenth street, near 3, four blocks away
from tie boteL Mr.. ellis 10 . steam
ooat man, and vas away from home On
fn1eY night on the river. A. 3 O'Clock
90 saturday morning Mrs. Glllis began
. have prenatal pains. and seeing thst
tne time OF travail was close ~ ba1d.
sne made preparations 10 leave for the
room On Fifteenth street. SIZE did not
wish to disturb the other eussts al the
hotel By o'clock Mrs. Giilis started
out alone. When shout half way the
partarssson vas accomplished. A little
helpless girl babe ley on the sidewalk
before her. It vailed feehlv, a. It's
little had kad bsen slightly bruised By
coming In oontacs With she rough planks
o. ths walk. Mrs. ellis picked up Der
babe and wrapped it in her shawl In
an almost faintiuR condition and en-
during avful agony, the peor mother
made Der way TO the room on Fifteenth
street. Here she vas veil taken care
Of, and last evening mother aad child
we're both doing we'll, and we're as CON
Portable as could be expscted under
the circumstances. Altogether IL IL q
remarkable instance Of foFtitude and
courage on the part Of 9 mother
Portland fesss.
The severe winds Of two weeks ago
blew q sea gull over sbe Cascade noun
tains that landed At Hagn a Guyer's
mill, 10 Camas Prairie. wheFe IL was
killed By doRs. This is the first instance
reported where sea gull has bsen re-
ported esst OF the MONTANA PsAdls
ton East 0ysSOsian.
W. A. Baskets, Q highly respected
young man. bern and raised ct Dixie,
Polk county, Oregon. died at the old
homestead last week from the effects of
an injury he received several years ago
bv having stick run 10 his ear.
AZ the late session Of the Legislature
HeppneE was incorporated, and last
Saturday the FIRST town election was
| held there, resulting as follows: Mayor
Henry Blsckman; Recorder, o. H. Hal
lock; Treasurer, II. O. McDouRaIi;
OouRcilmen-J. B. SpeFry, p. CARR
9ues, Ton Morgan, George Noble, E.
Minor and z. 4. Ssinburns. 0ne hun
dred and twenty three votes we're cast
The names Of the Oouncilmen are an
assurances in themselves that the town
will be well governed. and Biackman
will feel justly proud Of the honor he
90 we'll deserved.
Dallas O'Harra (brosher Of Frank
O'HAFral Who lives near Weston, while
huntinR near Mikecha lass week, bad
What you may call q narrow escape
With bis life. He was coming down
the eide Of the mountain when Frank,
whe was down in the Ruloh, heard
load crash, and on looking up the snow
was sliding down the mountain and his
brother was lying on his back on top
Ii came down the mountain about half
way, when II caught in q clump of
trees and brush. The slide cleared the
snow of about i've acres of ground.
The hunters gun vent HndeF the snow
twenty feet and be could not get it.
guloh u would have killed hin sure
PsHdlstoH East 0rsg0Hidn.
IDAHO.
Shoshone county. /. T., proposes to Is
sue $l55, 000 eight per ceRt. interest,"
bearing bonds With which to fund her
indebtedness, and adveriises FOR bids TO
place the same.
On Friday morning last To Quong, a
Chinese merchant Of Elk City, died in a
Chinese gambling den in this city. Ga
Saturday the funeral took place. The
deceased was laid In an elegant casket,
1 Nha kazf that -. -
ndCrtakeTs, and placed In the middle
Of &C" street, surrounded BY up ards
OF hundred Celessials. At the head of
the remains was a long table bearing
two whole hogs aRd a sheep, chickens,
ducks, candy, puts. oigars,etc. At the
head of this table was the kneelirg
bench, where the mouFners would kneel
one after another and offer prayer; In
this they manifested much sincerity.
The ceremonies we're conducted by the
China Masons, each wearing a red and
white ribbon IN tue button hole of bis
coat. The remains we're placed In the
hearse and conducted TO the Chinese
cemetery, followed by about fifteen
sleiRhs loaded down with Chinamen
and women. One Of the number rode
ahead OF the procession distributing
slips OF paper bearing Chinese insorip-
ton. and the performer upon being
asked What that vas a significance Of,
said: "Yoa sabe alice samse next world
be be no some very heavy for him."
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
BniidinR has never ceased for a day
at Vancouver all through the winter,
and new hsases are nov going up like
mushrooms in a meadow.
The number Of voters entitled to cast
their ballots for the parliamentary can.
1 didates on March 4th IL Ill in Vancou-
Yer aud in AoodyviIle ITO.
Mr.. Harry Arkeli. Of Vanooa YER,
used a charcoal FIRE for drying the
plaster IN room over bis store. Going
In TO see that everything was safe, be
remained rather lonR and on stepping
outside fell insensibls 10 the Sidewalk.
De revived In few minutes.
miner. writing 10 q friend In this
city, from Granite Greek. says; A" The
weather here for the last ten days has
been very severe, the thermometer GO
ing down 10 81 degrees below 70, with
three feet Of snow on the level. Times
are very dull at present, and nearly all
the tunneis have been shut down on
account Of the cold weather. A man
named Poker George" bad bis feet
frozen 90 badly that be died few days
afterwards. Horses are dying for want
OF hay, and On acooant Of the frozen
state OF the ground they canpet Paw
she snow in order to eee grass. I am Of
the impression that there will be mere
gold taken cot this coming season than
people you'd think, as the TuIAmeen
and other rivers we're never prospeotsd
thoroughly. l have a promising quartz
ledge, and intend 10 sink IN il and sad
some OF the rock below for assay.
10 cost she q. r. N. 90. over 1900 to
replase the broken shaft Of the steamer
lOeemlta This ia swniuafwa Of Nha Ioaa